Weldon Harve Bledsoe

Military

Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 30 x combat missions. ETD





Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Aphrodite
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 388th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Paperdoll
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
The nose art of B-17 Flying Fortress (WA-Y, serial number 42-3325) nicknamed "Paddy Gremlin" of the 379th Bomb Group. Image via Constant Anzperger.
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Paddy Gremlin
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Margaret, TX 7 February 1916 Son of Earl and Wivie Brisco Bledsoe.

Enlisted

Los Angeles, CA 9 April 1941 Los Angeles, California

Died

Henderson, NE 4 February 1995

Buried

Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park, Fort Worth, TX 7 February 1995 Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park Fort Worth, Tarrant County, TX

Based

Kimbolton Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.